South Africa

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has met with political party leaders represented in Parliament and briefed them on several domestic and international matters concerning the country.

Pretoria - National Treasury has released for public comment a draft of the 2011 Taxation Laws Amendment Bills (TLAB), which includes a personal income tax relief.

East London - The importance of conserving precious water resources was underlined again at an awards ceremony for a group of women from the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - The last batch of South Africans, who had been stranded in Libya during the recent unrest in that country, arrived in the country last night.

Pretoria - An amount of R2 million has been allocated to the Adopt a River project to allow it to continue for another 12 months.

Durban - South Africa will forget that they were beaten twice by Australia this year when the two sides meet for their quarter-final Rugby World Cup clash.

Pretoria - In a bid to address the problem of late comers, Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy has launched "Operation Wakeup" to ensure that learners wake up and arrive at school on time.

Pretoria - Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana and Social Development Deputy Minister, Maria Ntuli, will on Monday launch the National Strategy for Children Living and Working on the Streets in Bloemfontein.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this week pay a state visit to France aimed at deepening bilateral political and economic relations with that country.

Pretoria - The Presidency has removed fake pages on Facebook, put up by imposters claiming to speak on behalf of the man holding the highest office in the land, President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Jeff Radebe, will on Monday open a R35 million new wing of the Western Cape High Court to provide additional space for courtrooms and judges' chambers.

Pretoria - North West Human Settlements MEC Desbo Mohono has urged police to leave no stone unturned in their investigations into "tender for sale" scams.

Pretoria - An eight-year-old boy was killed and many were left homeless when a tornado ripped through the Masechaba Extension 2 area in Duduza, outside Nigel, on Sunday night.

Pretoria - The South African Nursing Council (SANC) has described the late Albertina Sisulu as a pioneer, who used adversity as a driving force for community-oriented nursing.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says government's R9 billion jobs fund and the R20 billion tax incentive scheme announced earlier this year are being implemented.